Letters dated Sept. 15 say names, Social Security numbers, medical and health insurance details, and ID numbers may have been exposed when someone got into county computer systems between Sept. 12 and 19, 2025. The county has a toll-free line for questions: 866-898-7846.
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The City of Hickory says an estimated 5,550 gallons of untreated wastewater reached the Henry Fork River on Thursday, Sept. 24, after rainfall inflow and debris in the line at 2287 1st Street SE.
NEWTON — About 1,800 gallons of untreated wastewater left the City of Newton’s collection system…
NCDHHS told Catawba County Public Health that several goats tied to a mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies; a nearby private event was held Aug. 9 on Miller Mills Road in Hickory, Burke County.
NACCHO named Catawba County Public Health among 61 Promising Practice winners for 2026 for Community Health Worker help to detention inmates after incarceration.
The county cited 310 North Carolina cases in 2025, up from 201 in 2024, and six Catawba County cases in 2025, up from three in 2024, and listed home steps to limit Legionella growth.
School Health Supervisor Marianne Vogel and Clinical Nursing Supervisor Elaine Yancey said kindergarten, 7th, and 12th graders need updated vaccinations before day one.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through September at 3070 11th Ave. Drive SE, Hickory; WIC Director Jeremy Stockton said the market fights food insecurity.
An $8,000 Dr. Ann Wolfe Foundation / NCPHA mini-grant funds cribs, sleep sacks, and Baby’s Easy Safe Sleep training for eligible Care Management clients.
The North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors honored Catawba County Health Director Jennifer McCracken at a March 11 awards luncheon in Cary.